Hao Xa pagoda festival opens from the 4th day to the 6th day of every first lunar month, the days King Monk Tran Nhan Tong visited the place. There are many special customs and rituals at the festival, such as edict and palanquin processions of families and feast and fruit tray contests.

The most attractive features of Hao Xa pagoda festival are folk games, typically boat racing. The boat racing festival takes place on the 6th day of the first lunar month on the river section in front of the pagoda. Competitors are both men and women from five hamlets in the commune.

Hao Xa pagoda festival also includes two contests that any attendee can never forget, namely rice cooking on boats and duck catch.